A patient is admitted with a neck of femur fracture. The patient has flagged on the hospital system as being colonised with MRSA. A total hip replacement has been undertaken.
What is MRSA? What is it resistant to and what is the mechanism?
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Your orthopaedic consultant wants to give post-operative prophylaxis with an antibiotic that is effective against MRSA. Name three antibiotics with activity against MRSA.
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The patient recovers from surgery but 1 week later develops a severe hospital-acquired pneumonia. What are the common bacteria to cause this and which antibiotic would you prescribe?
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